Palettes / Colors / #BEDFAE
#BEDFAE — Light Muted Green
#BEDFAE is a green color we call Light Muted Green, closest to the named color Silver (#C0C0C0). It belongs to the green family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: silver (#C0C0C0) — not an exact match. CSS silver gives you #C0C0C0, a different color; use #BEDFAE when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#BEDFAE is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #CFAFDF; it also sits naturally between #D7DFAF and #AFDFB7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #BEDFAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 190, 223, 174 |
| HSL | 100°, 43%, 78% |
| HSV | 100°, 22%, 87% |
| CMYK | 15%, 0%, 22%, 13% |
| XYZ | 55.26, 66.78, 50.02 |
| Yxy | 66.78, 0.3212, 0.3881 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.39, -19.72, 20.49 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.72, -18.21, 17.09 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 75% · Green 87% · Blue 68%
Cyan 15% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 22% · Key 13%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #BEDFAE
.text { color: #BEDFAE; }
.background { background-color: #BEDFAE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #BEDFAE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(190, 223, 174); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(100, 43%, 78%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #BEDFAE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(190, 223, 174, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #BEDFAE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(190, 223, 174, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#BEDFAE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#BEDFAE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #BEDFAE
Tints of #BEDFAE
Tones of #BEDFAE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #CFAFDF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.46:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.36:1 AAA |
Best text color on #BEDFAE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #BEDFAE
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #BEDFAE: ·
How #BEDFAE looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #BEDFAE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #BEDFAE?
#BEDFAE is Light Muted Green, a green color (RGB 190, 223, 174). Its closest standard named color is Silver.
What is the RGB and HSL of #BEDFAE?
#BEDFAE is RGB 190, 223, 174 — HSL 100°, 43%, 78% — CMYK 15%, 0%, 22%, 13%.
What colors go with #BEDFAE?
Its complement is #CFAFDF; analogous partners are #D7DFAF and #AFDFB7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #BEDFAE for text?
Black text on #BEDFAE has a contrast ratio of 14.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.